title: Successful treatment of tremor by endoscopic third ventriculostomy in an adolescent with obstructive hydrocephalus due to tectal glioma: case report.
abstract: Hydrocephalus presenting with movement disorder is very rare, especially in children. We present the case of a 16-year-old boy who presented with bilateral intention tremor and slowed speech as a result of obstructive hydrocephalus secondary to a tectal glioma. Treatment with endoscopic third ventriculostomy improved his symptoms. We review the literature regarding this unusual presentation of an otherwise common condition.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shih-Hung
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Abhaya V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005910:Glioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D044583:Neuroendoscopy / Q000379:methods; D003336:Tectum Mesencephali / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020542:Third Ventricle / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014202:Tremor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014696:Ventriculostomy / Q000379:methods*